A Grammy-winning recording engineer accused of holding his spouse and stepdaughter captive at gunpoint was killed after a SWAT crew member shot him in Nashville Thursday afternoon, Selection experiences.
Police fired on Mark Capps, 54, who was armed in his doorway and was needed on aggravated assault and aggravated kidnapping warrants on the time of his loss of life, in line with native experiences.
He was the son of the late guitarist Jimmy Capps, a member of the Musicians Corridor of Fame and part of the Grand Ole Opry, taking part in lead guitar in the home band.
Capps introduced his 60-year-old spouse and 23-year-old daughter into their household room at gunpoint at roughly 3 a.m., Metro Police spokesman Don Aaron mentioned, per Information Channel 5. “He instructed them in the event that they referred to as somebody, he would kill them,” Aaron mentioned. “They had been extraordinarily frightened by him and his actions towards them in not letting them go away.”
When he fell asleep round daybreak, police mentioned, the 2 ladies fled the residence and went to the Hermitage precinct the place officers took statements and positioned warrants towards Capps. After the warrants had been issued at 1:55 p.m, the SWAT crew arrived on the Nashville house.
“Simply after the arrest warrants had been issued, SWAT was getting ready within the occasion he barricaded himself inside,” Aaron said. “He got here to the door with a gun in hand. At that time, he was fatally shot. We’ve got since discovered there have been cameras monitoring the skin of the house. He could have nicely seen them exterior the residence. They had been in SWAT gear and clearly marked to him as members of the police division.”
Capps, who was a part of a well known musical household in Nashville, labored with quite a few nation and gospel artists. His discography on his web site lists Neil Diamond, the Chicks, Brooks & Dunn, Donna Summer time, Olivia Newton-John and the Isaacs, Large & Wealthy, and Barry Manilow amongst many different collaborators.
Based on Selection, Capps was fatally shot two days after his brother died, as indicated by his social media.